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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Initial \In*i"tial\, n.
     The first letter of a word or a name.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Initial \In*i"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initialed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Initialing.]
     To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
     [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Initial \In*i"tial\, a. [L. initialis, from initium a going in,
     entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin;
     pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial. See Issue, and
     cf. Commence.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the
        commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial
        symptoms of a disease.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a
        list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Initial \In*i"tial\, a. [L. initialis, from initium a going in,
     entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin;
     pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial. See Issue, and
     cf. Commence.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the
        commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial
        symptoms of a disease.
  
     2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a
        list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Initial \In*i"tial\, n.
     The first letter of a word or a name.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Initial \In*i"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initialed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Initialing.]
     To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
     [R.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  initial
       adj : occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward
             reconciliation"
       n : the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he
           refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
       v : mark with one's initials
       [also: initialling, initialled]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     Γαλλικά a.
     αρχικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     French a.
     #Adjective
     German a.
     #English, incipient
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     an (l en initial) (qualifier: first letter of a name)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     a.
     Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning,
  cause or origin.
     n.
     1 The first letter of a word or a name.
     2 In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name
  considered as a unit.
     3 (lb en typesetting calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a
  chapter or section of a document.
     4 (lb en phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the
  syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated
  signature.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     French a.
     #Adjective
     German a.
     #English, incipient
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     an (l en initial) (qualifier: first letter of a name)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     French a.
     #Adjective
     German a.
     #English, incipient
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     an (l en initial) (qualifier: first letter of a name)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     Ranska a.
     alkuvaiheen-, alku-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     Engelska a.
     #Svenska, inledande, begynnande
     Engelska n.
     (tagg typografi språk=en) #Svenska, begynnelsebokstav

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  initial-
     article
     begynnelse-, t ex ''initialsvårigheter'': svårigheter i början

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Initial
     Tyska n.
     initial

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  initial
     a.
     inledande, begynnande
     n.
     (tagg: typografi) inledande bokstav (exempelvis i ett ord)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  initial-
     article
     begynnelse-, t ex ''initialsvårigheter'': svårigheter i början

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Initial… /ˌiːniːtiːˈɑːl/
  initial, start
     Synonym: Anfangs…
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Initial… /ˌiːniːtiːˈɑːl/
  initial

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Initial /ˌiːniːtiːˈɑːl/ 
  initial letter , initial 
     Synonyms: Initialbuchstabe, Initiale, Unziale
  
   see: historisierte Initiale
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  initial /ˌiːniːtiːˈɑːl/ 
  initial 
     Synonyms: anfänglich, einleitend
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  initial /ˌiːniːtiːˈɑːl/ 
  leadoff 
     Synonym: erste
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  initial /iniˈt͡si̯aːl/ 
  initial
  bildungssprachlich: anfänglich, beginnend

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Initial /ˌiːniːtiːˈɑːl/
  1. beginletter, initiaal
  2. voorletter

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  initial /iniˈt͡si̯aːl/ 
  initial, inledningsvis
  bildungssprachlich: anfänglich, beginnend

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  1. aanvanklike
  2. aanvangsletter, beginletter
  3. voorletter

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  aanvangsnelheid, beginsnelheid

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  الأولي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. първоначален
  chronologically first
  2. начален
  spatially first

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. начална буква
  first letter of a word
  2. инициал
  first letters of a person's name as a unit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  iniciála

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  začáteční

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  výchozí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  počáteční

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  parafovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  počáteční

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  první

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  cychwynnol 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  dechreuol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  Anfangs…, Initial…
     Synonym: start
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  Anfangsbuchstabe , Initiale  [ling.]
        "sb.'s initials"  - jds. Initialen (Anfangsbuchstaben seines Vor- und Zunamens)
     Synonyms: beginning letter, initial letter
  
   see: beginning letters, initial letters, initials
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  Initial…

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  Initialbuchstabe , Initiale , Initial , Unziale  [print]
           Note: vergrößerter Anfangsbuchstabe als Kapitalanfang
     Synonym: initial letter
  
   see: historiated initial
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  anfänglich, einleitend, initial 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  
  αρχικά

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. alkuperäinen, alku-, alustava, esi-, varhainen
  chronologically first
  2. ensimmäinen
  spatially first

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. anfangi
  calligraphy: distinguished initial letter
  2. alkukirjain
  first letter of a word
  3. nimikirjaimet
  first letters of a person's name as a unit
  4. aloke
  first part of a syllable (onset)

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  parafoida, vahvistaa nimikirjaimilla
  to sign one's initial(s)

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  1. प्रारम्भिक
        "Children should have good foundation in schools in the initial stages."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  1. पहला~अक्षर{नाम~या~शब्द~का
        "The child wrote his initials clearly."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/ 
  1. नाम~का~पहला~अक्षर~लिखना
        "He initialled the document.."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  inicijal, inicijalni, odobriti parafom, parafirati, početni, početnom

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  1. kezdô
  2. kezdeti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. 初期, 始め
  chronologically first
  2. 始め, 最初
  spatially first

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. 頭文字
  first letter of a word
  2. イニシャル 2.
  first letters of a person's name as a unit
   3.
  calligraphy: distinguished initial letter
  3. 声母
  first part of a syllable (onset)

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  initial /iniʃl/
  1. initiaal, voorletter
  2. aanvangs‐, aanvankelijk, begin‐
  3. beginletter

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  initial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
  I.    początkowy
  II.    inicjał
  III.    parafować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  inicial

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  initial /iniʃlvəlɔsitiː/
  velocidadinicial

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  initial /iniʃl/
  inicial, primitivo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  initial //ɪˈnɪʃəl// 
  1. anfang
  calligraphy: distinguished initial letter
  2. initial, initialbokstav
  first letter of a word
  3. initial, monogram
  first letters of a person's name as a unit

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  initial /ɪnˈɪʃəl/
  1. (-ed, - ing veya- led, - ling) baştaki, birinci, evvelki
  2. kelimenin ilk harfi
  3. kıta başındaki büyük harf
  4. kısa imza atmak. Initial Teachlng Alphabet okumayı öğrenmek için İngilizce bir fonetik alfabe. initially  başlangıçta, evvela.

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  initial /i.ni.sjal/ 
  първоначален

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  initial /i.ni.sjal/ 
  initiālis

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  initial /i.ni.sjal/ 
  początkowy

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  initial /i.ni.sjal/ 
  первоначальный

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  initial /i.ni.sjal/ 
  inicial

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  initial
  initial

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  initial /ˈiːniːtˌiːal/ 
  инициал

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  initial /ˈiːniːtˌiːal/ 
  Initiale, Initial

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  initial /ˈiːniːtˌiːal/ 
  αρχικό γράμμα

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  initial /ˈiːniːtˌiːal/ 
  initiālis

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ʔinitial/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪˈnɪʃəɫ/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/inisjal/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/ɪnɪtsɪ'ɑːl/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/²ɪnɪtsɪ'ɑːl/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  INITIAL. Placed at the beginning. The initials of a man's name are the first 
  letters of his Dame; as, G. W. for George Washington. When in a will the 
  legatee is described by the initials of his name only, parol evidence may be 
  given to prove his identity. 3 Ves. 148. And a signature made simply with 
  initials is binding. 1 Denio, R. 471. But see Ersk. Inst. B. 3, t. 2, n. 8. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  129 Moby Thesaurus words for "initial":
     OK, abecedarian, aboriginal, accept, accredit, affirm, alpha,
     alphabet, alphabetize, amen, antecedent, antenatal, approve,
     authenticate, authorize, autochthonous, autograph, basic,
     beginning, breaking-in, budding, capitalize, certify, character,
     commencing, confirm, cosign, countersign, creative, earliest,
     early, elemental, elementary, embryonic, endorse, fetal, first,
     first blush, first glance, first impression, first inning,
     first lap, first move, first round, first sight, first stage,
     first step, foremost, formative, foundational, fundamental, gambit,
     germinal, gestatory, give permission, give the go-ahead,
     give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, headmost, in embryo,
     in its infancy, in the bud, inaugural, inceptive, inchoate,
     inchoative, incipient, incunabular, infant, infantile, initiative,
     initiatory, inscribe, introductory, inventive, le premier pas,
     leading, letter, maiden, mark, monogram, nascent, natal, notarize,
     opening, opening move, original, parturient, pass, pass on,
     pass upon, permit, pioneer, postnatal, pregnant, prenatal, primal,
     primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primitiveness, primitivity,
     primogenial, procreative, ratify, rubber stamp, rudimental,
     rudimentary, sanction, say amen to, seal, second, sign,
     sign and seal, subscribe to, support, swear and affirm, swear to,
     transcribe, transliterate, undersign, underwrite, ur, validate,
     visa, vise, warming-up, warrant
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 字首;
  a. 开始的,最初的,字首的;
  v. 签姓名的首字母;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 最初的,开始的;词首的
     n. 首字母;姓名的开头字母
     vt. 标注姓名的首字母于

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